Sprinkled around the San Francisco Bay area are a small number of
radically sex-positive communities. Existing since the late 60's, they
are dedicated to: Communal living, deep respect of female energy and
empowerment, couples/group communication skills, safe-sexing information
far beyond the realm of most public knowledge, and extreme enhancement of
sensuality and orgasm skills. I admit to bias; I've experienced this
milieu and love it.

Several of these communities give personal development courses which can
be used to enrich the lives of individuals, or to provide the foundation
of pleasurable life in a communal setting. I've taken classes from More
University, and attest that although expensive they are well worth the
investment.

Another group giving such training is the Welcomed Consensus (get it?...
well-comed consensus); presently, their schedule of courses is by far the
most ambitious. This videotape was produced by them.

The "D.O. Volume I" tape is, on the surface, a very bare-bones effort. No
background music sets a romantic mood. The single camera is on a tripod,
and rarely moves. I do not regard these as being drawbacks; this is a no
bullshit classroom exhibit of a woman being put into one helluva extended
orgasm. Lack of camera cuts and editing preserves the experience of the
viewer being a student; this demonstration is a part of their regular
curriculum.

After a brief introduction, a woman confidently disrobes and lies on a
table with her legs spread open and crotch facing the camera. She is then
manually brought into what they call a "Deliberate Orgasm", which ascends
and lasts through the rest of the tape. Emphasis is on precise clitoral
excitement. She is able to respond to questions about the experience.
The goal is the production of female orgasm, and not foreplay. Female
anatomy, a variety of manual strokes, and clinical signs of orgasm are
detailed.

This woman has been trained to intensely "come on command", in any
setting. The man giving stimulation is an instructor with focused
experience revving up thousands of clits. In other words, this is a more
"show off" tape demonstrating what is possible than a basic tutorial
guaranteeing success to beginners.

Nonetheless, a lot of valuable information is given. Every phrase in the
tape is important and greatly elaborated in classes. I regard "D.O.
Volume I" and a similar tape produced by others, "The Art of Extended
Orgasm", to be important additions to sexual education. These people are
into head-to-toe life-changing orgasms, and are very adept at it.
Experiencing such intense physical pleasure is an invaluable tool for
other studies, such as Tantra.

My only complaint is that this tape is very similar to More University's
"How to Do a Woman", circa 1980. However, "D.O. Volume I" is greatly
superior in video and audio quality, lack of obscure "in crowd"
terminology, and availability.

I recently loaned this video to a male acquaintance and asked his
reaction. He disdainfully said, "It's nothing but giving a girl a hand
job!" I didn't respond, but know several women who have found his sexual
technique very disappointing. Our culture places great barriers to giving
and receiving unlimited pleasure; the "D.O. Volume I" is produced by
aficionados who have dedicated themselves to the craft of sensuality.
Sadly, most people will be unable to grasp what is going on. For those
able to admit they are students, workshops and videotapes can be very
important.

It's a mistake to dismiss such ecstasy as basic, beginner's stuff; this is
a valid path that just gets better and better. The physical pleasure we
can perceive is endless.

Welcomed Consensus have a life which I suspect virtually everyone dreams
of, but few know how to explore. "D.O. Volume I" shows a thin slice of
the scene in these communities. If you only watch it once, you're
probably missing the point.